The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Almost Had A Different Title
Much like its 2017 predecessor, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was a near-instant classic, continuing the story that began with Breath of the Wild and building on the unique gameplay mechanics that debuted in the first game. But according to Nintendo, Tears of the Kingdom was almost given a different title, and it's one that will make perfect sense to anyone who's finished the game.
"One of the candidates for the title that made it to [the] end [of development] was 'Tears of the Dragon,'" producer Eiji Aonuma explained in the game's art book, which was released in Japan at the end of August. "But it would be a bad idea to have the keyword 'Dragon' in the title, and we wanted to have dragon patterns in the logo, but decided otherwise. It’d emphasize the Light Dragon, after all."
So, why exactly would having "Dragon" in the game's title be a bad thing? According to Aonuma, the game's development team feared it would give away a major spoiler far too early. Tears of the Kingdom includes four dragons that can be seen soaring through the skies of Hyrule, and they each drop some pretty useful loot. But one of the dragons has a secret.
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